Written by He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year. Source link
The renovation of the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow by British studio John McAslan + Partners has won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award for 2024. Completed in 2022, the museum refurbishment by John McAslan + Partners involved the expansion and renewal of the 20th-century building, originally designed by Barry Gasson Architects. […]
This Vienna museum was created to keep the history of computers and video games alive. It features a huge collection of gadgets, software, and memorabilia from different decades. The displays show the journey of computing, starting with early machines like the Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 to newer systems like the PlayStation and Xbox. And […]
Along a clean, modern street in Derbyshire, walking through the right door can take you back in time, and down a mine. At the Peak District Lead Mining Museum, visitors can explore models of mines and shafts to see how lead miners did their jobs in this town for generations. Across the street, take a tour […]
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger. Source link
Connaught Place is a bustling shopping district that no visitor to New Delhi can miss, but it should come as no surprise that its labyrinthine circles hide a number of little-known gems. Located on the outer circle, the Heritage Charkha Museum is one such obscure attraction. Founded in 2017, the Charkha Museum is a tiny museum […]
High-ranking Kremlin officials and Russia’s security services were behind the decision to shutter Moscow’s award-winning Gulag History Museum, Moscow officials close to the matter have said. Moscow authorities announced Wednesday that the museum, which chronicles one of the darkest chapters of the Soviet Union’s repressions, would temporarily close due to “fire safety violations” that “pose […]
Perhaps the best known cultural remnant of the mighty Mughal empire, which held sway across what is today Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh in the 16th and 17th centuries, is the English word “mogul”, denoting someone of almost unimaginable wealth and power. Just how wealthy and powerful the Mughal emperors were is demonstrated in a new […]
The oldest working camera obscura in the world is located on the grounds of the Dumfries Museum, a local history museum, in Dumfries, Scotland. The main part of the museum has large and varied collections relating to local history from the pre-historic era to recent times but the camera obscura is the star of the show. […]
As the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh has a lot going on. The city is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the combined Old and New Towns site in the central city, and the Forth Bridge in the suburb of South Queensferry), and it has been recognized as a City of Literature. It is often ranked […]